Samsung Galaxy S6 specs rumors start rolling as Apple successfully
clouded the Korean giant this quarter with the overwhelming figures of the iPhone 6
duo. Thus, the Galaxy maker is hard at work for the next iteration of their
Galaxy S flagship line. This week, early leaks of the Samsung Galaxy S5 successor hit the net.
Yes, it’s too early to talk about the next big thing but for the sake of the Samsung
believers, we’re rounding up the Galaxy S6’s purported features.

Display

The early Samsung Galaxy S6 is
known as Project Zero and packs a lot of guns in its specs sheet. In terms of display, it could get the latest Quad HD
tech from the Galaxy Note 4, that’s an eye-watering 2560 x 1440p resolution.
However, the insider is not sure how would the panel register. Would it be
bigger that the current form factor? Would it have an edge-to-edge display? I
guess time will tell.

The display will measure 5.3-inch in diameter so that it'll not step on the
Note series' shoe.

Design and Construction

Knowing that Apple has
crossed the phablet territory with its iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung will be gunning
for the fruit company’s most sought after feature – the svelte all-metal build. The Galaxy
S6 is slated to come with an aluminium-body construction akin to the Galaxy
Alpha and the newly released Galaxy A5 and A3.

Two Variants

The Galaxy S6 is also
expected to spawn two variants. One will be the standard handset, the other is
the Edge edition like the Galaxy Note 4. Samsung is trying to avoid material
shortage for their EDGE edition making it at par with the standard production
in terms of handset's supply.

Reports also suggest
suggest that it will not just rock a single Edge screen but a dual-edge
display.

Other sources also claim
that there will be a high-end version which, in this case, is the Edge version
with QHD screen and Snapdragon 810. And a lower-end metallic version that could
have atleast a Snapdragon 801 with 1080p display.Camera

The Sony-made IMX240 will also be featured in the Galaxy S6’s rear shooter. However, Samsung is currently torn
between the 16-megapixel and 20-megapixel sensors. Whatever the choice, the
Korean outfit will put a lot of weight in the device’s Optical Image
Stabilization to compete with the likes of Lumia and iPhone 6 Plus. The selfie
shooter will also get a bump with 5-megapixel offering.

Internals In terms of
hardware, the Galaxy S6 promises to flex a fair amount of muscle. It will sport
the first ever full-fledged 64-bit SoC from the company, the Exynos 7420. The
chipset packs four Cortex A57 cores and four Cortex A53 cores with the Exynos
Modem 333. A Broadcom BCM4773 integrates WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS in one single
chip which makes the SoC more power-efficient.

The current Exynos 5433
from the Galaxy Note 4 is already a 64-bit SoC but support for it has been cut
off. The Galaxy S6 will also pack 3GB of RAM and 16/64/128GB of internal configurations.

There will also be
Snapdragon variants coming. However, this time, the handheld will sport the purported
Snapdragon 810 which is a 64-bit chipset. All variants will now
be in 64-bit desktop-class architecture due to the fact that Android 5.0 will only run with
64-bit chipsets.Availability

In terms of availability, the Korean outfit is eyeing another March to April release, specifically in the Mobile World Congress time frame.

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